Environmental Science

Welcome to Environmental Science!

Online Articles

Durban deal will not avert catastrophic climate change, say scientists (Dec 11, 2011)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/11/durban-climate-change-deal?CMP=twt_gu

Useful Web Sites

An Internet Field Trip: Exploring the Arctic by Dogsled j.mp/HlNC33 #smarter_science

— SmarterScience.ca (@smarter_science) April 6, 2012

Earth Angels
Environmental Earth Angels is the Registered Environmental Non-Profit that has been working on the environment in schools and communities across Ontario since 1993. We are planting trees and plants, cleaning the air and water, removing pollution, protecting our biodiversity, addressing climate change, and providing "hands-on" environmental education to the youth and communities. Every child deserves a chance to play an active role in shaping their environmental future, and Earth Angels provides it.
Programs include:

• the Tree Planting Program (grades 3 through 12)
• the Butterfly Garden Program (grades K through 8)
• Meadow Ecosystem Habitat (grades 9 through 12)
• Stream Revitalization Program (grades 8 through 12)
• the Student Energy Challenge (grade 5)
• Biodiversity Field Trip Program (grades 3 through 5), and Post-Secondary Environmental Students.

Please visit http://www.earthangels.ca/bioaction.php for more info

Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET) - teaches how to work with and interpret environmental science data sets	http://bit.ly/vI5S9h
Environmental Science Interactions-Edvantage Interactive Website for SVN3E-Network, share, and collaborate with a network of teachers-Includes great resources (e.g. wiki with examples of year end projects/tasks)	http://www.environmentalscienceinteractions.com/ wiki: http://environmentalscienceinteractions.wikispaces.com/
Edvantage Interactive have Digital Files for SVN3E posted for teachers to use SVN3E – Environmental Science Interactions posted UNIT A - the Colour WorkText PDF on our Wiki http://environmentalscienceinteractions.wikispaces.com/1.1+Components+of+soil%2C+water+and+air
Friedland Environmental Science Website -FREE sample of "Achieving Energy Sustainability" for AP Environmental Science	http://bfwpub.com/friedlandpreview/sample_chapter.html
Franke James' My Green Conscience Website -great visual essays on environmental issues (climate change, chemicals in the environment, etc.)	http://www.frankejames.com/
Canada’s Action on Climate Change	http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/

Podcast: Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reefs
An NSTA Podcasts on “Effects of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reefs”. It is a segment of the Web Seminar “The Heat Is On!: Climate Change and Coral Reef Ecosystems.” The presenter talks about ocean acidification, the basic carbon dioxide chemistry cycle of the oceans, and the changes coral reef ecosystems are experiencing due to anthropogenic increases in carbon dioxide.

Shared Files

Course	Title/Topic	File(s)	Author(s)
Grade 11 Environmental Science, University/College Prep. (SVN3M)	Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry -includes a sample unit outline and four lesson plans -provides examples of learning stations and a choice board	Title Page (SVN3M).doc Final - SVN3M - Agriculture and Forestry.doc Title Page (SVN3M).pdf Final - SVN3M - Agriculture and Forestry.pdf	Karan Danaher (Xavier)

Problem-based learning activities for SVN3E	Environmental Science, Grade 11, Workplace Preparation Resource Document.pdf Details Download 770 KB
Problem-Based Learning in SVN3E -powerpoint from teacher workshop (c/o Stewart Grant at TDSB)	Learning_About_the_Environment_via_Science_(TDSB_-_September_3rd).ppt Details Download 3 MB
Climate Change Education Programs of Relevancefor use in Ontario Secondary Schools(from Climate Change Conference July 2009)	Climate Change Education Conference Summary.doc

edutopia-think-green-resource-guide.pdf Earth-Friendly Learning Projects c/o www.edutopia.org